Commissioned this summer and now complete, the statue immortalizing Texas’ first Black Football letterman will be placed at the north end of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
When Julius Whittier stepped onto campus at The University of Texas in the fall of 1969 as one of the first Black student-athletes to receive a scholarship from Texas, he was looking to make a lasting impact on both the Football team and The University. On Friday, as UT commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the 1970 National Championship team that he was a part of, the pioneer, trailblazer and Longhorn Legend will be immortalized with a statue just outside of the north end of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.